Constraining a coupled erosion and soil organic carbon model using hillslope-scale patterns of carbon stocks and pool composition

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 452-465

  Wang, Zhengang ^a   Doetterl, Sebastian ^a,b   Vanclooster, Marnik ^a   Van Wesemael, Bas ^a   Van Oost, Kristof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

carbon pools; modeling; soil erosion; soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CARBON SINK; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HILLSLOPE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL EROSION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 84927609544     PISSN: 21698953     EISSN: 21698961     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JG002768     Document Type: Article

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